- (a) Whenever it shall appear to the board, upon motion or its own initiative, that 2 or more proceedings involve substantially similar or substantially related issues, the board shall, as fairness and efficiency permit, consolidate those proceedings for hearing, or decision, or both.
- (b) Whenever it shall appear to the board, upon motion or its own initiative, that injury to the substantial rights of a party or undue delay may be thereby avoided, the board shall, as fairness and efficiency permit, sever one or more issues from a proceeding, and dispose of those issues in another proceeding.
Source. #7871-A, eff 4-14-03; ss by #10004, INTERIM, eff 9-22-11, EXPIRED: 3-20-12 New. #10157, eff 6-27-12